NCJ Number
26252
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1974) Pages: 9-14
Date Published
1974
Length
6 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS ON SOME FINDINGS FROM AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE FIRST 12-MONTHS IN THE COMMUNITY OF 423 MEN RELEASED FROM ONTARIO FEDERAL PENITENTIARIES DURING 1968.
Abstract
THE STUDY, WHICH COMPARED A SAMPLE OF 210 MEN SELECTED FOR EARLY RELEASE ON PAROLE WITH A SAMPLE OF 213 MANDATORY RELEASEES, REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A THEORY - THAT COULD BE TESTED EMPIRICALLY - IDENTIFYING THE PROCESS LEADING TO REARREST. AS SUCH, IT TRIED NOT ONLY TO DISENTANGLE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PAROLE AND PENITENTIARIES TO THE MAN'S BEHAVIOR AFTER RELEASE, BUT ALSO TO ANALYZE THOSE SITUATIONS OR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT PREDISPOSED THE MAN TO RETURN. THE PREVAILING PATTERN WHICH RESULTED WAS ONE OF REJECTION BY SOME EMPLOYERS AND SOME FRIENDS, BUT MORE PARTICULARLY OF A LACK OF CLOSE TIES OR BONDS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE FACTORS IDENTIFIED WERE ONES WHERE THE POLICY OF GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE AGENCIES, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE FIELD OF CORRECTIONS, COULD BE REDIRECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)